In what is being seen as an attempt to replicate the Shaheen Bagh protest in Dehradun, some members of the Muslim community protested near Hindi Bhawan against National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) here on Monday.
The protestors were mostly women who came with their children to express their disagreement to NRC and CAA. The protesters alleged that with such “black laws” the government is attempting to divide the people. The councillor of Bhagat Singh Colony ward, Mohammad Iliyas Ansari was also present to support the protestors against NRC and CAA.
According to Ansari, “The situation was not great in the country as it it. The government brought in such laws that divide the people of the nation.
Earlier the people used to celebrate each festival together but the government has already created such a situation in the country that religious differences are coming to the fore. How am I going to produce the documents from 40 or 50 years back to prove my citizenship?” He further added that Muslim women are strong and will oppose all the unfair laws of this government. He also mentions that the protest might go for a few more days.
It is pertinent to mention here that after the Shaheen Bagh protest in Delhi gained space in the national and international media, attempts have been made to replicate it in other parts of the nation.
In the recent past, one such protest has been started in Haldwani too.